Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane comes up empty
The researchers said what they had hoped was the plane was "likely a collection of large trees" that had washed away, leaving a "single Y-shaped segment."
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The researchers said what they had hoped was the plane was "likely a collection of large trees" that had washed away, leaving a "single Y-shaped segment."
The documents include military reports about the search as well as memos, telegrams and newspaper clippings.
It may be the discovery that ends an 88-year-old mystery. Amelia Earhart vanished in 1937, but the search for her missing plane will be renewed next month. This is after what's described as a visual anomaly was spotted on a remote island in the South Pacific. Siafa Lewis reports.
Researchers say they believe an object in a South Pacific island's lagoon is the wreck of Amelia Earhart's lost plane.
The search for the plane Amelia Earhart was attempting to fly around the world has confounded generations, since its disappearance more than 85 years ago. Now, one deep-sea explorer believes he's found the wreckage. CBS Journalist Cristian Benavides reports. READ MORE: https://cbsloc.al/3SFpWCJ
Deep Sea Vision says it captured a sonar image in the Pacific Ocean that "appears to be Earhart's Lockheed 10-E Electra" aircraft.
